Homeland Security @DHSgov Democrats must end this DHS shutdown NOW.
it is not normal for official government social media channels to behave like arms of the Republican Party
My Fall 2026 Religion and Politics in the US class is going to be rocking, provided we can make it to the Fall 2026 semester.
Likely not. Snake handling churches tend to be small, independent congregations in Appalachia
Religion note: According to Pew (see next post) and other sources, Mullin is a Pentecostal Christian.
Historian of evangelism and fundamentalism here: she’s absolutely right.
Good thing some US colleges are closing their Religious Studies departments—definitively not “useful” at all or an area of expertise that might be relevant for understanding our present…
War is peace
As universities are scrapping gender studies departments and courses, the “boys” in the Trump administration see their main job as engaging in performative masculinity and in naturalizing a particular form of what it means to be a man.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/20/u...
It was the only thing that came to mind.
RIP
Jesse Jackson, Civil Rights Leader Who Sought the Presidency, Dies at 84 www.nytimes.com/2026/02/17/u...
More bad news, as universities gut successful programs
Devastated to learn that Univ of Texas at Austin is closing the American Studies dept. The years I spent there earning my PhD were formative, making me the teacher, thinker, and writer I am today. I've passed on what I learned at UT to thousands of students over the past 20 years. Just awful.
Yesterday morning kids were sent running from their bus stop in panic because ICE showed up. This guy at today’s ICE Out of Lindenwold protest is a must watch 😭. @maddow.bsky.social
If this doesn’t keep you awake at night, nothing will.
I can't think of an attorney general ever showing this much open contempt for Congress before.
Not only would most of them think this kind of conduct was beneath them, they'd have known that the Judiciary Committee chair, whatever the party, would never stand for clownish antics like this.
A black cat asleep on its back with its two front legs extended
Yes, she’s still alive
#caturday
A very small Jesus figurine, dwarfed by an apple
Much more styling than my mini-Jesus!
I still don't understand why we're reporting these stories assuming those claiming to be ICE agents actually are.
🤦♀️
Trump could not be more explicit about his intention to rig elections this year and in 2028
It’s 2026. There is a measles outbreak in the prison for babies
See*
And the “us” and “them” language once again shows that he does not se himself as a president of all the people
It should not take a court order to get a toddler out of a prison.
These children show us empathy, kindness, and humanity. #endice
Ossoff: "This is a seismic event. This should have people across the country absolutely shook. This is a huge deal. This is an FBI raid on the Fulton County Elections office ... This is a shot across the bow at the midterm elections. He tried to steal power when he lost it in 2020."
NEW: Liam Conejo Ramos, the 5-year-old who ICE agents in Minneapolis nabbed last week and shipped off to a Texas detention facility with his dad, is now in poor health, his school superintendent told me today www.huffpost.com/entry/liam-c...
A photo of Alex Pretti is nestled in the snow near a number of lit candles
My neighborhood had a small vigil for Alex Pretti. Grief, anger, and resolve were among the comments I heard tonight. #AlexPretti #justice
Preach
